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Vol. 94, No. 70 (USPS 650-640)
Published since 1889 by students of the University of Kansas
Wednesday morning, November 30, 1983
U.S. and Israel to strengthen military ties
By United Press International
WASHINGTON — President Reagan and Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Shalam, seeking to bury past differences and foster a new era of peace, yesterday agreed to a sweeping series of new laws.
the threat to our mutual interest posed by increased Soviet involvement in the Middle East.
Israeli annexation of the Golan Heights. The difference is that the new agreements' terms are not put on paper.
Reagan, following two days of talks with Shamir, announced the formation of a joint political-military committee with Israel that would deliberate joint military maneuvers and planning between the two countries, and the establishment of U.S. military equipment on Israeli soil.
The agreements appeared to signal closer U.S. Israel relations at any time since before the first bombing in Gaza.
'I return to Jerusalem strengthened in my conviction that with the aid of the United States of America, and fortified by the friendship of its people and government, a strong Israel can indeed achieve peace.'
"Among the specific areas to be considered are combined planning, joint exercises and teamwork."
IN EFFECT, the decision revived the Memorandum of Understanding between the United States and Israel that was suspended a month after it was signed Nov 30, 1981, following
The announcement marked a change from the often strained relations under Shamir's predeceased father.
Israeli Prime Minister
agreements also come at a time when U.S. Marines are bogged down under fire in Beirut, and Israel's economy is in its worst shape since the Jewish state was born nearly 36 years ago.
In announcing the joint commission to "enhance U.S. Israel cooperation," Reagan said that the United States will maintain its "unwavering commitment" to the
The joint military committee is to conduct its first meeting in Washington in January.
ment in Israel "
AMONG SPECIFIC STEPS agreed on is the lifting of an embargo on the shipment of cluster shells to Israel, imposed more than a year ago amid allegations that the weapons had been used
against civilians during the Israeli invasion of Lebanon. A senior U.S. official said the sales would resumel, however, only in accord with "a document that provides a definitive guarantee against violations."
In addition, Reagan said the United States would "take a number of other concrete steps aimed at bolstering Israel's economy and security," including better terms for military assistance and negotiation of a free-trade agreement.
As he left the White House, Shamir said the United States and Israel "proceed on the road to peace with increased vigor" as a result of the ongoing unrest. He underlying sticking points had been overcome.
"I RETURN TO Jerusalem strengthened in my conviction that with the aid of the United States of America, and fortified by the friendship of the international community, a strong farcid can indeed achieve peace."
See REAGAN, p. 5, col. 2
Mr. Bullard
Miss Williams
Cadets stranded in blizzard maintain record of last hours
By United Press International
GOODLAND — Teenage sweethearts at the Air Force Academy kept a "log" of the hours before their death by carbon monoxide poisoning during a Thanksgiving trip, officers said yesterday.
The bodies of Brian Bullard, a high school football star and second-string defensive tackle at the Academy, and his girlfriend, Diane L. Williams, a member of the Academy's woman's snow in their home-drive vehicle under a bridge on Interstate 70
"THE YOUNG MAN left notes, kind of a running diary," said acting Coroner Kenneth Austin. "He was well aware of what was going on." He said about every piece of scratch paper that he had."
Sheriff Jack Armstrong said the couple, both 19, had driven from Colorado Springs, Colo., to Salina for Thanksgiving dinner with Williams' family. On Sunday they headed back to the Academy.
Entries in the "log" Bullard kept indicated that the two ignored a road barricade about 2.30 p.m. Sunday at Colby. A later entry said they got stuck about 9:49 p.m., indicating they had required seven hours to travel 35 miles to near Goodland.
Kansas Highway Patrol Capt. Don Pickert said, "By the time the roads are closed, it has
been determined that those roads are simply not passable."
WILLIAMS FATHER, Ronald Williams of Cameron, Mo., said Ballard was probably worried about being late. He was on the varsity football team and an important game coming up Saturday. They had finals coming up too, and that was probably also on their minds.
The blizzard, packing high winds, heavy snow and sub-freezing temperatures, moved across western Kansas Sunday and early Monday. Nineteen inches of snow fell in Goodland.
"They stopped in the worst place they could have stopped." Austin said. "They stopped underneath an overpass, which snowed them in like an igloo."
If they had done either one of two things — park in the open or run the motor only for short periods of time — there wouldn't have been any problem.
THE CORONER SAID he had not seen the notes, but was told by a nurse and a relative that they contained messages written by Bullard to John M. Coulter when he realized the situation was homeless.
Neother Williams' father nor Bullard's father,
let. Air Force Major Barry Bullard of Colorado
Skipper.
Bullard and Williams met at the Air Force Academy, where Bullard's mother, Betty, is a professional at the campus Eisenhower Golf Course and a former women's golf team coach.
Customers opt to do the harvesting on entertaining Indiana family farm
By JOHN HOOGESTEGER Staff Reporter
That's when he decided to make the switch
from commercial farming to retail farming and
agriculture.
Joe Huber wasn't making a go of it financially on his family farm in 1967.
Huber, with his wife, three sons and their families, raises 56 different types of fruits and vegetables on his 362 acre pick-your own farm. He also opened the Joe Huber Restaurant on the farm
Last night Huber described the secrets of entertainment farming to about 370 people who attended the annual Lawrence Chamber of Commerce event and volunteered at Lawrence Holdme. 200 W. Turnipke Access Road
"PEOPLE WHO COME to our farm have a good time." Huber told the farmers and businessmen. "They enjoy the atmosphere. We make it neat, clean and easy."
Today, Huber's Starlight U-Pick Farms, in Starlight, Ind., is making a nice profit, and Huber is spreading his marketing strategy to other farmers.
HUBER CREATED AN eight-foot pumpkin out of polyurethane that was dubbed "The Great Pumpkin," and he installed a public address system inside. Huber said that six groups of kindergarteners a day came to the farm to talk to The Great Pumpkin.
Longhurst calls for a summit for nuclear war alternatives
apple butter, and they sell chili, sandwiches and hot cider.
He also has a witches hut during Halloween where children can play in the straw, and he had a Halloween dress-up contest for the people who are still going to year to encourage them to get into the spirit of it.
Huber's entertainment philosophy revolves around giving people more than one reason to come to the farm and giving them a reason to come back.
In October, during apple season, Huber's entertainment plans reach their peak.
Huber said the restaurant had been successful beyond his wildest expectations. The Huber family is serving 4,500 to 5,000 people a week in the 236-seat restaurant.
"HOW MANY PEOPLE have tasted truly fresh sweet corn? We never serve sweet corn that is more than three hours old in our restaurant."
"People come back year after year because their kids want to see the Great Gumpton," he said.
He has square dance clubs perform and has a bluegrass band on a pontoon boat on the lake. His music is performed by a band.
"We felt if we could put out country cooking like my wife and the other ladies can, we would cook better."
The addition of the restaurant increased sales at his farm market this year by 142 percent from
By JOHN HOOGESTEGER
Staff Reporter
"It's almost just like a big old country fair," Huber said.
In addition to entertainment, Huber trades on cleanliness, high quality, wide variety and an
NEW ORLEANS — Lawrence Mayor David Longhurst yesterday again encouraged U.S. and Soviet leaders to get together and talk about alternatives to nuclear war.
Mayors Ernest Morial of New Orleans and Young Andrew of Atlanta joined Longhurst in his request during a morning news conference at the annual Congress of the National League of Cities.
Longhurst is at the congress representing Lawrence, along with Commissioner Howard Hill and City Manager Buford Watson. The five-day conference is designed to help leaders become better leaders by improving skills. More than 8,000 delegates from cities around the nation are attending the conference.
See MIXER, p. 5, col. 4.
The mayors also suggested diverting defense dollars to cities.
EARLIER THIS WEEK at the convention, Coretta King Scott, king of widow of Martin Luther King, told delegates that nuclear war was the most important municipal issue — more important than poverty, race relations and other humanitarian issues.
"I WOULD ENCOURAGE presidents Reagan and Andropow to initiate a personal dialogue." Longhurst said. "Our expectations would be raised to high levels if the dialogue takes place."
Jason Mauelder was since he took office in April. In May he invited Soviet President Yuri Lugachev to lead a delegation to conduct a summit meeting in Lawrence. The invitation, which followed the visit of Soviet athletes to the Kansas Relays, was quickly dubbed as the "Sunflower Summit."
Longhurst said the world's leaders needed to examine alternatives to nuclear destruction, the focus of the ABC-TV movie, "The Day After." He also warned that new threats of a nuclear assault and showed the calamities effects of it.
All other issues pale in comparison to nuclear war, she said.
"Such alternatives cannot be initiated if we won't talk to each other." he said.
Last week, at a town meeting following the broadcast of the movie, Longhurst resuscitated his in
"We think that if only some of the billions of dollars going to build nuclear weapons were diverted to urban service programs, we could immediately eradicate much of the needs of the people within the cities of America as well as in the rural and suburban areas." Moral said.
LONGHURST also VOICED his sentiments about nuclear war during the Midwestern Governors' Conference in October, and when "The Day After" focused nationwide media attention on Lawrence. Longhurst was again at the center of the nuclear issue.
Longhurst has been continually outspoken about nuclear war since he took office in April
Young said his city council was in favor of a nuclear freeze, and Morial said U.S. defense dollars would be better spent on solving the problems of the nation's cities.
"We want to make the point that it is a municipal issue, and give the delegates something they can take back to their own communities," he said.
The bodies are widely believed to be those of former Prime Minister Maurice Bishop and three of his ministers — one of whom was pregnant with Bishop's child — killed by government troops six days before the Oct. 25 invasion by troops from the United States and six Carribean nations.
U.S. pays up for damages in Grenada American forces could withdraw before Christmas
Coroner Lyle St. Paul said yesterday he was awaiting a report from the St George's police commissioner before he decides to hold an inquest on four unidentified bodies inspected by U.S. army pathologists.
ST. GEORGE'S, Grenada — The United States has paid about $115,000 to more than 100 Grenadians who have claimed non-combat damages suffered as a result of the Oct. 25 American led invasion, a U.S. Army officer said yesterday.
GRENADIAN AUTHORITIES took possession of the bodies yesterday after U.S. military officials said they could not conclusively identify the bodies.
"We are taking claims for negligence by our people," said Capt. Mark Warren, a legal officer who works in the U.S. Army's claims office in the Grenadian capital. "We would pay for acts done by our soldiers such as if one of our vehicles accidentally hit a Grenadian vehicle and the like."
Some Grenadians said they were dissatisfied with the army's initial negative response to their claims, but officials from the U.S. Agency for International Development said most would be helped from other congressional funds.
Warren said since the military opened its claims office in St. George's Nov 7, he has received thousands of claims, most of them alleging combat damage. But the office has only approved a handful of them, he said.
By United Press International
SOME $115,000 had been paid out over the last three weeks to 113 Grenadians whose claims had been approved, Warren said.
Claims for damages suffered in actual combat are not honored under American law.
Staff Reporter
By SUSAN WORTMAN
Special Olympics are the highlight of students' year
The Indoor Special Olympic games — they will not be quite like those that will take place next year in Los Angeles, yet the feats of the athletes are as great and the medals will be just as brilliant
Five teenagers, who are students at Cordley Elementary School, have been trained for the last three to four weeks for these games, which will take place this weekend in Lawrence. Each hopes to bring home one of the shiny gold medals.
The students said yesterday that they had been waiting for this weekend all year. The events will take place at different locations around Lawrence.
SPECIAL OLYMPIES ARE like the regular Olympic games except they are for handicapped
See related story p. 14
people, said the students' teacher, Maxine Gover. The games are the highlight of the students' year.
"We stress their competing with themselves. We tell them that they did better this year than last year," she said. Gover added that the games help build the confidence of the participants.
Special Olympics also gives students an opportunity to compete in athletic events and meet others who have handicaps. Some of the athletes come from or international Special Olympics, Gover said.
THE INDOOR SPECIAL Olympic events include swimming, volleyball, basketball, gymnastics.
The athletes from Cordley will not be participating in volleyball or swimming. They will go skating, but will not compete in skating events. Bowling is their main event, Gover said.
"The bowling will be at Hillcrest. Then there will be a shuttle bus to the skating rink. Then they can go to J Watson's for drinks and a place to eat. You'll see that there. That is something new for them," she said.
Every part of the Olympics is a special event, Gover said.
"It is fun for the kids," she said. "They love it."
Gary Smith/KANSAN
See SPECIAL, p. 5, col. 4
GRAY SIMON ANNANY
Yvette Bell, 15, shoots a basketball at a goal at Cordley Elementary School. She and her classmate, John Baughman, 12, hope to have a ball at this weekend's Special Olympics where their goal is to do well in the bowling competition.
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